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Taking the Line That Answers It is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on gathering relevant information from sources, aligned to Common Core standard D3.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Taking the Line That Answers It

D3.1.3-5

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Script of a Radio Broadcast

The script of a national radio broadcast made by a government minister in 1947. BROADCAST TO THE NATION We promised 300,000 homes a year. We built 140,000 last year. Bricks and timber have been harder to obtain than we expected. I will not pretend the promise has been kept. We ask for patience, and we will publish the figures each quarter. Nobody in this country should live four to a room.

  1. 1. How many homes were built last year?
  2. 2. What had been promised?
  3. 3. Why were fewer homes built than promised?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Extract From a Parliamentary Debate

An extract from the official report of a debate in Parliament on the housing proposals, 1946. THE DEBATE ON HOUSING Member for a northern city: my constituents live four to a room. Member for a rural county: our villages are given nothing in this paper. Minister: the allocation must go where the destruction was worst. Member for a coastal town: private builders could work faster. The House divided: 310 for the proposals, 246 against.

  1. 1. What did the minister say about allocation?
  2. 2. How did the House divide?
  3. 3. Why might a coastal member prefer private builders?

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Answer key — Taking the Line That Answers It

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 140,000 homes. 2. 300,000 homes a year. 3. Bricks and timber were harder to obtain than expected.
  2. 2.1. The allocation must go where the destruction was worst. 2. 310 for the proposals and 246 against. 3. He argued that private builders could work faster.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.